PROGRAM for MARCH 5
JIM GRAHAM, Past District Governor, “The Legacy of Qudrat, an Afghan baby brought to the US by the Indiana National Guard for open heart surgery.”
MEETING FUNCTIONS for MARCH 5:
Money Collectors:
    WES MCDIVITT - 11:00 to 11:30
    ED GESWEIN - 11:30 to 12:00 NOON
Greeters:
    ANDREW TRAYLOR - 11:00 to 11:30
    SCOTT RUMBLE - 11:30 to 12:00 NOON
Invocation:
    BETTY NELSON
MARCH PROGRAMS:
  •  March 12 – What You Need to Know About Your Club’s Technology
  •  March 19 – BOB VERPLANK, “The Second Great Flood”
  •  March 26 – Mary Caccavo, Lafayette Hearing Center, "Hearing Loops-What they are and what they do."
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
♦ Save the Date! Wednesday, March 20th Coach Darrell Hazell will speak to a joint meeting of the area’s service clubs, with Rotary and Kiwanis hosting. Lunch buffet beginning at 11:30. $11 for the meal. JANE is taking reservations and has about 30 so far. Please contact her if you plan to attend.
♦ Euchre players! The next exciting evening of cards is scheduled for 6:30 on Friday, March 1st in the home of JACK and LETA KELLEY. Please contact LETA if you plan to play – or learn to play.
♦ Three volunteers are needed on Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. to pack the food into the backpacks. If you can help, contact LETA KELLEY or sign up on the bulletin board.
♦ Pub Club will be meeting at Sylvia’s, 625 Columbia St, Lafayette at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 27.
♦ Club Treasurer JANE SMITH reviewed the Club’s finances and showed how dues are spent. A pie chart with a summary of her report is at the end of this issue of Ripples.
♦ ROY MEEKS, owner of Our Time Restaurant where he hosted a fund-raiser last week, presented a check in the amount of $500 to the Club for scholarships. Thank you to ROY and to all members who participated in the meal.
♦ SUSAN HYCHKA reported on Rotary’s efforts in regard to Peace. 1) She read a message from The Rotary Foundation Chair, Mr. Wilkinson entitled “Help Build Peace in Our World. 2) She reported that India is polio free. 3) Rotary’s Peace Fellows learn Conflict Resolution.

One Woman's Work to End Polio:
Ann Lee Hussey
Thursday, Feb. 28 | 7 p.m.
Frank and Katrina Basile Theater
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center

   Volunteering through Rotary International's PolioPlus program, Ann Lee Hussey has traveled to more than 20 countries including India, Egypt, Niger, Bangladesh and Chad in order to immunize as many children as possible against polio. She does all this despite having suffered from polio as a child and currently suffering with PPS – post-polio syndrome.

   Ann Lee Hussey joined Rotary in April 2002 and immediately became involved by traveling internationally to assist children undergoing cleft lip and palate surgery. As a polio survivor, however, Ann Lee's true passion is for eradicating the disease.

   Hear her amazing story and the role we can all play in helping to eliminate polio worldwide.